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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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