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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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