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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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