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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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