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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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