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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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