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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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