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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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