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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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