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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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