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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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