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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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