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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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