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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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