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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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