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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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