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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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