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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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