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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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