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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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