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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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