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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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