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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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