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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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