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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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