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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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