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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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