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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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