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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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