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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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