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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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