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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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