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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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