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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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