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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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