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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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