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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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