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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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