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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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