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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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