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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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