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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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