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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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