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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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