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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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