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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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