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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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