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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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