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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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