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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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