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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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