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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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