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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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