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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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