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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the thrilling 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 major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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