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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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