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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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