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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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