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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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