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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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