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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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