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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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