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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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