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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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