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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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