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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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