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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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