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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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