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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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