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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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