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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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