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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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