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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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