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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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