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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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