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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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