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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers 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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