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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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