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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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