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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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