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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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