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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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