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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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