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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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