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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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