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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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