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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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