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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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