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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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