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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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