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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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