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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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