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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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