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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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