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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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