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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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