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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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