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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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