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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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