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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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