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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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