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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually 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. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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