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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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