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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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