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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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