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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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