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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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