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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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