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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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