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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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