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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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