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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies 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 institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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