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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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