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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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