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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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