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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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