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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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