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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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