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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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