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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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