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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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