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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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