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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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