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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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