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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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