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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major 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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