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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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