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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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