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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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