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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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