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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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