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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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