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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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