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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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