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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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