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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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