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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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