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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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