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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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