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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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