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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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