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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate 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. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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