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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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