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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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