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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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