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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. The latest evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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