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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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