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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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