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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important 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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