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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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