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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the 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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