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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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