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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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