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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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