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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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