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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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