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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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