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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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