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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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