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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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