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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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