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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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