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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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