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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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