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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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