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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes 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 courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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