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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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