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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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