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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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