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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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