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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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