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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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