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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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