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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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