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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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