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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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