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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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