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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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