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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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