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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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