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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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