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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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