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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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