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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not 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 several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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