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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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