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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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