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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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