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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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