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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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