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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses 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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