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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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