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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates 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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