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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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