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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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