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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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