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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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