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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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