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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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