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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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