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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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