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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important 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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