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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores 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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