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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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