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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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