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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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