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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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