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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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