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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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