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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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