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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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