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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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