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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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