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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education