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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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