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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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