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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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