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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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