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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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