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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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