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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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