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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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