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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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