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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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