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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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