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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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