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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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