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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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