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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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