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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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