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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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