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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers 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 classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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