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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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