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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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