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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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