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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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