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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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