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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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