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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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