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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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