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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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