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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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