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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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