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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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