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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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