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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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