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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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