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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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