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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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