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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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