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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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