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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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