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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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