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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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