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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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