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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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