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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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