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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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