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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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