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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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