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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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