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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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