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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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