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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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