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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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