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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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