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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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