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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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