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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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