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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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