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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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