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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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