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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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