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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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