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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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