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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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