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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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