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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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