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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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