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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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