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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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