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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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