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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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