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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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