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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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