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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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