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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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