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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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