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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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