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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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