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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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