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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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