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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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