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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education