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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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