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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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