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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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