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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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