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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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