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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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