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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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