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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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