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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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