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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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