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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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