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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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