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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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