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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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