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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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