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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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