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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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