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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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