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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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