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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing 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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