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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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