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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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