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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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