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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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