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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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