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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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