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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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