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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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