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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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