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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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