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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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