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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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