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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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