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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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