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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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