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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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