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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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