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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online 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 be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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