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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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