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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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