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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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