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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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