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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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