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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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