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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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