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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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