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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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