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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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