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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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