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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important 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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