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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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