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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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