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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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