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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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