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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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