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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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