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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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