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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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