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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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