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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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