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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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