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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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