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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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