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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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