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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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