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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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