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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates 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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