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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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