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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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