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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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