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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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