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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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