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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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