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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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