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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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