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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important 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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