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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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