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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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