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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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