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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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