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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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