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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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