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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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