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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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