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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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