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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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