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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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