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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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