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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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