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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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