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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines 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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