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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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