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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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