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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs 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 e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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