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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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