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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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