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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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