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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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