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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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