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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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