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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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