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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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