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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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