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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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