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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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