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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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