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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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