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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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