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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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