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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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