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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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