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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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