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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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