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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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