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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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