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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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