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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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