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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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