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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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