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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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