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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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