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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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