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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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