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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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