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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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