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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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