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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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