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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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