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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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