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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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