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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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