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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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