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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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