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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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