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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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