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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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