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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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