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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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