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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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