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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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