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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What 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 optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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