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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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