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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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