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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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