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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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