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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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