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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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