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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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