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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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