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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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