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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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