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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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