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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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