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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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