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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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