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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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