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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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