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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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