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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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