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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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