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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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