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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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