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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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