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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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