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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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