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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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