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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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