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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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