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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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