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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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