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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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