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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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