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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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