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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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