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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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