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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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