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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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