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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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