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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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