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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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