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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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