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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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