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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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