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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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