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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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