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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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