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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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