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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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