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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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