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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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