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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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