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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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