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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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