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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important 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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