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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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