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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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