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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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