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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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