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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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