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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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