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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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