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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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