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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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