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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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