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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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