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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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