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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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