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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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