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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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