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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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