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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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