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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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