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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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