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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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