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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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