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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the 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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