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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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