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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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