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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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